Mark of the Judas

Darkest Hour | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 18, 2000)
• Original Release Date: July 18, 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Mia Records
• ASIN: B00004UEUL
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #412,672 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. For the Soul of the Savior

2. A Blessing in Tragedy

3. The Legacy

4. Part II

5. Eclipse

6. The Mark of the Judas

7. Escape Artist

8. Messiah Complex

9. How the Beautiful Decay

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Quality Darkest Hour album, May 9, 2005

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Total Scumbag "slayer_dude" (Hell) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Mark of the Judas (Audio CD)

It is true that all Darkest Hour albums sound similar, but it cannot be denied that all of their albums are flawless. All the riffs, vocals and overall sound structures on this album are excellent, even if they aren't the most original. I'm a huge At the Gates fan, and I must say that what Darkest Hour is doing is simply carrying on the torch. With At the Gates being defunct, a simple metal band like Darkest Hour is what the world of metal and hardcore needs. Darkest Hour absolutely blows away bands like Atreyu, Killswitch Engage, and Bleeding Through, sure those bands may have heavier breakdowns, but the emo parts in some of the songs absolutely ruin it. Darkest Hour is one of the first bands to use swedish death metal riffs in metalcore, and quite frankly they do it the best. Darkest Hour does this style better than all the rest.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Seamless Inferno of Brutal, Ballistic Passion, December 10, 2001

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Sixto Limiac (I Don't Know!) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Mark of the Judas (Audio CD)

Be warned, proceed with caution, and take aspirin accordingly if you're a virgin to the vitriol grail of deafening Death-Metal zeal. Literally roaring with blood flinging in every possible direction, Darkest Hour's "Mark of the Judas" is not intended or to be stomached by those bobbing their heads to the numbers of early vintage Rock. Hosting an in-your-non-threatening-face screamfest, comes an unceasing hemorrhage of parent-forbidding invigoration. Forcefully oversupplying an extraordinary void of brutal, ballistic aura, your muscles will tightened and the atrocious side of humanity sets free -- our demonic angle! Unleashing our authenticated untamed beast, the head-slamming, responsive atmosphere is enmeshed perfectly. As if crawling into a jungle of electrical barb wires, "Mark of The Judas" electrifies the soul. With its heavy-duty distortion, drunken banshee screeching, and echoing double-bass, Darkest Hour has been promoted as among the prominent generals of the Metal army. Fanatics of the burly genre needn't worry about the life support for striking Metal bands such as these. With a pulpit of first-class aggression, other bands should undoubtedly be inclined by the height of the gears Darkest Hour have lashed out. Bravura!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best Darkest Hour album so far..., March 9, 2005

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Roberta Schiz (Stamford, CT) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Mark of the Judas (Audio CD)

This is Darkest Hour's first full length and the band's best effort. The riffs are emotional and make the songs upbeat as well as thrashy. The drummer, Ryan shines so much on this album, it feels like he played and then passed out after every song. John is also a kick ass vocalist which actually makes the band sound darker. The bass is also good, although the guitars overtake it. These tracks are really "fun", thrashy, and kick ass and it never gets boring. This album is DH's best because the songs are unforgetfull and behold catchy ass hell choruses. Buy this now!!! Keep Shreaddin'.